What they also have in common is Houston roots. That's where the oil company that made Adams a billionaire is based. It's also where Young launched his football career and caught Adams' eye at an early age.

Last year, Young, the third overall pick in 2006, generally wasn't available to reporters after his season got off to a tempestuous start. Nashville fans booed him in the opener, he resisted returning to the game, then got injured and lost his starting job to Kerry Collins.

Adams hasn't done many interviews in recent years and last season was preoccupied with the failing health of his wife, Nancy, who died in February. The two had been married since 1946.

Since then, Adams has been on hand at the Titans practice facility more often, and gave a recent wide-ranging interview about being a co-founder of the AFL, 50 years ago. He also was in the Titans locker room Saturday, leaning in to hear what Young had to say to reporters after Saturday's victory against Tampa Bay.

Later, Adams held court and said there was no circumstance that would lead to Young leaving the team this season.

"He's under contract. He's not going anywhere," Adams said after Young went 9-for-14 for 131 yards and a touchdown. "He's our quarterback of the future."

Adams added that he likes the attitude he sees from Young now.

"He was having problems in 2008," Adams said. "He got his mind off football. .. Tonight, I was really proud of him."

Young has been talking freely to reporters at this camp, and coach Jeff Fisher has said it's possible he will be get a start in a preseason game, although that won't happen Friday against Dallas.

"That's nothing I'm worried about," Young says. "Coach Fisher has to make that decision."

AROUND TITANS TRAINING CAMP

• The scene: The Titans train at their year-round headquarters, Baptist Sports Park, which is a mini-peninsula, surrounded by a lake on three sides.

• Reason to believe: All three touchdowns Saturday were scored by rookies (WR Kenny Britt, RB Javon Ringer, DB Ryan Mouton), attesting to the infusion of new talent. The offensive line returns intact. RB LenDale White has lost more than 30 pounds. There are three returning Pro Bowlers in the secondary.

• Who's new: Ex-Steeler Nate Washington was the free agent the Titans most coveted, and they signed the receiver. He has looked good in camp and gives Tennessee the deep threat that could open up this traditionally conservative offense. Adding to that is first-round selection Britt, who had been slowed by hamstring problems before catching six passes for 89 yards Saturday. On the sidelines, former secondary coach Chuck Cecil now wears the red hat that goes with being Tennessee's defensive coordinator.

• Positional battle: The defensive line will push and shove to see who gets the reps that belonged to Albert Haynesworth before he departed to Washington as a $100 million free agent. Jason Jones and Jovan Haye will share most of that work at defensive tackle. Defensive line coach Jim Washburn, one of the NFL's best hollerers in practice, hasn't been easy on his two young talents. Asked what they have to improve most, Washburn said, "Football."

• Injury watch: The Titans had two muffed punts by backups in Saturday's game, and are hoping that primary return men Mark Jones (hamstring) and Chris Davis (hamstring) can return to practice this week.

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